V-Wars (2019) s01e05 Episode Script
Cold Cold Ground
[GASPING.]
No! - [SNARLING.]
- No! [WOMAN.]
No! They're coming! Somebody! Please help me! - They're coming! Please! - What the fuck? - Open this door! - [BANGING AT DOOR.]
Hurry! They're here, please! Please! Please let me in! Open the door! - Hurry! They're here! - [BANGING AT DOOR.]
Let me in! [SOBBING.]
Please let me in! They're coming! [THUMPING.]
- [SCREECHING.]
- [YELLING.]
- [MOANING.]
- [CRUNCHING.]
- [MICHAEL.]
This is our new home, people.
- [GROWLING.]
Let's make the most of it.
[ALARM BLARES.]
- General.
- What do we know so far? We have bits of a detonator cell phone trigger.
Professional work, sir.
This way.
[AGENT.]
Listen up.
This is General William May, who'll be taking over Director O'Hagan's post.
[MAY.]
Thank you, agent.
- We have a security detail here? - [AGENT.]
Yes, sir.
Who was coordinating O'Hagan's travel this evening? Held for questioning, get him outta here.
Now, I'm gonna need data from every cell tower in the area.
Show me all calls within a few minutes either side of detonation.
We'll run them through our database.
Sir, I know it's a formality, but we can't access those without a court order.
I am your court order, agent.
Now, I am assuming that each of you will be able to brief me on what it is you do around here and where the fuck you were tonight.
[HELICOPTERS FLYING OVERHEAD.]
[BLEEPING.]
[LUTHER.]
Thanks.
[WHISPERS.]
You awake? They tell me you saved my life.
[SIGHS.]
No.
Maybe saved you a few burn treatments.
Always tell the better story.
- In any case, thank you.
- [SIGHS.]
You would have survived anyway.
[SCOFFS.]
Don't be a dick about it.
Just take my thanks.
Welcome.
She's dead, isn't she? It wasn't survivable.
I've known her for so many years.
She was Forgive me.
I understand.
[NIKLOS SOBS.]
You were the, um you were the last person to speak with her.
I know.
What was it about? Uh She told me that I was going to be working more closely with you, actually.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, I guess we should respect her wishes.
Rest up, Doctor.
Feel better.
[AGENT.]
General, we've located the detonation device.
The car bomb was set off by a cellphone belonging to a Gregory Lowe Sutton.
- [MAY.]
Who's Mr.
Sutton? - [AGENT.]
Police officer.
He was murdered by Michael Fayne two days ago, but the trigger call was from his phone.
We have the tower he routed through.
All right, then set up a 200-mile radius.
Roadblocks, highways, county roads.
We're taking Fayne down, and I want updates every 20 minutes.
Excuse me, sir.
- My name's Dr.
Luther Swann.
I was - Yes, I know who you are.
This disease, it makes people do incredible things, but it does not make them experts in explosives.
That is why we now assume that Fayne had help.
Thank you.
I know him.
I know him better than I know anyone.
He's just trying to survive, sir.
The man you knew is gone, Doctor.
All right? I disagree, General.
I do not believe these people are beyond saving.
Then you get back to your lab, you find a cure, and stop wasting my time.
I'll be making a statement about Claire O'Hagan's death in the morning.
I'll also notify the public that Fayne is spreading a disease that causes psychotic behavior.
[PHONE RINGS.]
[GASPS.]
Hey, it's Mila.
I'm not around right now.
Leave me a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Bye.
You need anything else? Stay and talk, Josh.
I'd like that.
[SNARLING AND GROWLING.]
[GASPING.]
[DANIKA MOANING.]
Have you fed? Yeah, I just did.
[HEARTBEAT.]
So give her to me.
She has enough toxin in her.
She might OD.
There are others in the house.
Yeah, gagged and unconscious.
I'm fucking starving.
[DANIKA.]
Too bad.
You can't have her.
Hm.
Mm.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[HELICOPTER ENGINE WHIRRING.]
Incredibly, it seems to be morning.
Like you've never worked 20 hours before.
[SHE SIGHS.]
Maybe we need to do trials on antibodies to fight the prions.
No, no, no, no.
People have been trying to come up with antiprion compounds for years.
The answer is in the genetics.
Isolate the gene that's causing the mutation in people who turn.
That's how we'll stop this.
After you get some sleep? [CHUCKLES.]
People are waiting for this.
[WOMAN.]
We interrupt for a joint statement from the Department of Defense and National Security from Seneca, New York.
[MAY.]
Good morning.
My name is General William May, and I'm Acting Director of the Department of National Security.
As you may know, we have been working around the clock with local law enforcement to track and capture the fugitive serial killer Michael Fayne.
But last night, the conflict entered a new phase when our Region Two Secretary was murdered in a car bomb attack orchestrated by Mr.
Fayne.
Claire O'Hagan was a distinguished public servant.
She was 38 years old, a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, and a mother of three.
Additionally, the CDC has confirmed that Michael Fayne is the carrier of an unknown and highly infectious disease that causes psychosis and eventual homicidal outbursts.
I can also confirm that Mr.
Fayne is no longer acting alone, but rather is in collusion with numerous and murderous associates that have also become infected with this horrible disease.
Our enemies, which hold to the name "Bloods," who slaughter indiscriminately, will learn that we do not fear them.
On the contrary, we will respond to their violence in full measure.
As they sow, so shall they reap.
Fuckin' A, they'll reap.
Starting now, we have a special response team in place to round up and detain any and all individuals who show signs of infection.
It's totally unconstitutional.
[MAY.]
We have also set up a telephone access line, and we encourage the public to contact us with any additional information at the number on your screen.
We understand the difficulties of turning friends and family members in, so I stress that all tips will be kept anonymous for your safety and security.
So our nation is counting on all of you to come forward and identify these cowards who slaughter our children and our loved ones.
Make no mistake, this is terrorism.
- But it is an entirely new form.
- What? Ordinary law enforcement will not be enough.
But in the end, we will prevail, as we always have.
God bless America, and God bless every one of you.
He's talking about camps.
- We don't know that.
- Internment camps - to imprison innocent people.
- Who are committing mass murder.
- They have a disease! - That leads them to feed on human beings.
Dr.
Swann, there is no world where we don't stop that.
Oh, God.
That net's too wide.
You'll catch ones that'll never turn.
- I have to tell people.
- They won't allow you.
- I have to make this stop.
- You wanna prevent this? Well, obviously.
Then you give me something to work with.
I know the general.
You get me something to bring to him, something with hope.
You find that gene.
I won't allow DNA to imprison people.
Well, without the DNA, you won't be able to find a cure, so Who would you like to see arrested, Doctor? The whole world, or just the ones that murder us? [RINGING TONE.]
[BREATHING SHAKILY.]
[WOMAN.]
DNS Hotline.
Hello? Hello? [MICHAEL.]
I wanna thank everybody for comin' here today.
Now, many of you represent different kinds of Bloods from different places.
I know it's dangerous to move around, but this is gonna be worth it, for all of you.
Does anyone have any questions before we start? [MAN.]
Yeah.
Why the fuck would we wanna join you? You generate so much heat.
Because I generate so much heat, that's why.
[MURMURING.]
I'm Patient Zero, folks.
The original badass Blood.
I drive high numbers.
Numbers are security.
Security is safe feeding.
The deal in Blood Nation is simple.
Take pride, give help, don't kill kids.
That's all you have to do.
Each of you represents others.
In some cases, many others.
I'm expanding on these three points so you can bring 'em to your people and make a decision on membership.
Remember - together, we are stronger.
- [MAN 2.]
Yeah! Blood Nation strong! [SHOUTS OF APPROVAL.]
Nothing new yet, Doctor.
That's not why I'm here.
The general needs you.
- That's not the impression I got.
- I didn't say he knows it yet.
He's got himself some new toys.
He's going to need his vampire expert.
Well, then I'm gonna need mine.
All right, everybody, listen up.
A tip came in about this location.
Infrared shows four on the third floor, two on the second, with three points of entry.
It's our guess that the green dots are captives since they're not movin' around much.
[PULSING BEEPS.]
It's a Verdulak.
A what? A a variant of the predator gene.
They don't kill people.
They inject an addictive biological narcotic.
It keeps their victims docile.
That's the Verdulak.
The red one.
Definitely.
- How do you know? - 'Cause the heat signature's higher.
That says "apex predator.
" And these two are, um They're sluggish and low-temp.
Their toxin must act like heroin.
That drops temperature, too.
Yeah, they're just waiting to be fed on.
Well, I say we just deploy.
Bring Dr.
Swann with us.
He needs to keep learning all the time.
And get him a vest and a gun.
Oh oh, no.
I I won't carry a gun, no way.
Then don't go.
It's your choice.
[PHONE BUZZES.]
- [BOBBY.]
Yeah? - I found where DNS is working out of.
It's off the I-9.
[HELICOPTER FLIES OVERHEAD.]
Looks like they're ready to move out.
Okay, stay on them, let us know where to meet up with you.
Yeah, okay.
The Feds are gonna lead us right to those blood suckers.
We don't wanna draw any shit from the Feds.
Oh, don't be so bashful.
Come on, put on your killing shoes, boy.
Ahem.
Dr.
Swann.
You ever fired a gun before? Uh, yeah, once.
This thing right here will kill an ox.
So stay in the back and don't shoot.
[GRUNTS.]
- You got that, Doogie? - Yeah.
Yes, I do.
[BIG DOG.]
All right, everybody.
Move out! - Unit three, be advised we're in pursuit - We're here now.
- Okay, stand by to move.
- Copy.
[GASPS.]
[OWL HOOTS.]
Unit two, stand by.
Do you copy? Unit command, we're in position.
[GASPS.]
[FOOTSTEPS OUTSIDE.]
There's something out there.
[SNARLS.]
- DNS, freeze! - Go, go , go, go! Nobody move! She's unresponsive! [OFFICER.]
On your knees! Hands! Let me see your hands! - Ma'am, you have to get down! - Clear! - Let's go! - Back on radio.
Okay, all clear here.
We're clear.
Keep moving.
I am a doctor.
I will help you.
[PANTING.]
- [GROANS.]
- Unit two, stand by.
Do you copy? - Yeah.
Unit two in position.
- Moving in.
This is two.
I got three bodies.
Unresponsive.
[BIG DOG.]
Copy that.
Keep it tight here.
Watch the windows.
Okay.
Stand by to move.
[CREAKING.]
[DISTANT SHOUTING.]
- Hello? - [OFFICER.]
Ma'am, you have to get down! Is someone there? [OFFICER.]
Clear! I'm a doctor.
I can help you.
[CREAKING.]
[CLICK.]
[SIGHS.]
Son of a bitch.
[SNARLING.]
- [OFFICER.]
Move! Another down here! - [BIG DOG.]
Shit! - All right, boys, movin' in! - Hold your fire! [BIG DOG.]
Hold your fire! Capture only! - [GROWLS.]
- [YELPS.]
[BIG DOG.]
Watch it, watch it! [SNARLS.]
- Move on him now! Move on him! - All right! Let's go! Get him! [BIG DOG.]
Mask! Mask! Capture only! Wait! The whole point of this thing was not to fucking kill anybody! Get this thing outta here.
- Now! - [SIGHS.]
Okay.
[SIGHS.]
Gentle, now.
Okay.
Sir? Sir, can you hear me? Oh, man.
We have to get these people to the lab immediately.
Nobody cares about these blood junkies.
- I do.
Very much so.
- [RADIO CHATTER.]
- Well, you can put your people on the bus.
- [SNARLING.]
- Control that thing.
- [ROARS.]
You good on your own? No.
No, I'm not.
'Cause you won't fire a gun.
I have five victims here that need medical help.
- I'll give you one man.
- Okay.
- Heller! - Sir.
You ride on the bus with Doogie over here.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Now get that thing in the APC! Let's get them on the bus.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
- [GRUNTS.]
Careful.
You're gonna be okay.
- [BIG DOG.]
All right, boys.
Moving out! [LUTHER.]
Okay.
[GRUNTS.]
I got you.
Okay.
You're okay.
You're safe now.
Okay.
[BIG DOG.]
Now you get that bus movin'.
Move out! [ZIP TIE SNAPS.]
- [SCREECHES.]
- [GRUNTS.]
[SCREAMING.]
[DANIKA PANTS.]
[HISSES.]
Look look, I'm [GRUNTS.]
I'm a doctor.
- I can help make you better.
- Like that's what I fuckin' want.
[GROANS.]
[FIRES TWICE.]
[GASPS.]
I need to feed.
You seem nice.
You don't wanna do this.
- [SIGHS.]
- No! - [GRUNTS.]
- [SIGHS.]
Come on, Doc.
Oh, you're gonna love it.
[GRUNTS.]
[YELLS.]
[GASPS.]
[MOTORCYCLE APPROACHING.]
You hear that? No.
Oh, you will.
[PANTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[LUTHER.]
Oh, shit.
- [CLICKING.]
- [GASPING.]
[BOBBY.]
Fuck! Jammed.
Piece of shit.
You can run, but you can't hide, vampire bitch! Jimmy, you go find her.
Kill that Blood.
- We don't know she's a Blood.
- Come on, no human takes rounds like that.
Come on, she can fuckin' run, Jimmy! You'd better go! Oh Ah, lookee here.
Who do we got in there? Dr.
Luther Swann.
I'm a medical researcher.
Ah, you look scared.
Are you scared? I'm gonna come down now.
Please don't shoot.
I'm with DNS.
We had a Blood on board.
Killed two of us.
Huh.
Where is it now? Well, you told one of your men to go get it.
I told Jimmy.
Yeah.
Let me confirm that.
Jimmy! Hey, Jimmy? Jimmy, you catch her yet? No.
I mean, what the hell? He'll get back to us.
Until then, why don't you get them off the bus? Oh, these, uh these aren't Bloods.
These are victims.
Oh.
Yeah.
Walker, will you get them off the bus and line them up, please? That's not necessary.
These these people are harmless.
We'll see about that.
[WHIMPERING.]
- [JIMMY.]
Stop! - [GASPS.]
Okay.
Let's both take a deep breath.
Look, I really need a night off from this shit.
So this is where we are.
This is a large-caliber weapon.
I'm insanely trained to use it.
[WINCES.]
And you're already wounded.
If we escalate this thing, who do you think dies? [GASPS AND HISSES.]
[BOBBY.]
Hey, Doc? What's with their eyes, you know? Kinda look a bit freaky.
This predator doesn't kill.
She just sucks blood and injects a toxin.
Ah, okay.
Okay.
So she just [CLICKS TONGUE.]
She just sucks blood, huh? Okay.
But she did bite them, right? So, uh that means they're gonna turn too.
No, no.
They won't.
They No! Whoo! Jimmy, you missed it! Damn! I was born for this shit! - Let's ride.
- They weren't vampires.
They had the juice in 'em.
Better to be safe than sorry.
You shot four innocent people.
- What do we do with this guy? - Huh He's not a vamp, but still Eh, kill him, I guess.
- [WALKER.]
Kill him? - Oh, it's okay, little brother.
You don't have to do it.
Dixon, you're up.
What? I'm not a vampire.
Yeah, but you saw us.
That's good enough for me.
Two minutes.
Give him a bullet in the head, okay, Dixon? - Hey.
- Huh? [WALKER.]
Get on your knees! - [MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVS.]
- Now! What? No.
I have a son.
- [ECHOING.]
Shut the fuck up! - [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING SOUND.]
I can kill you one round to the heart, or 20 in the balls! - [DIXON'S VOICE ECHOING.]
- [RINGING CONTINUES.]
Dez.
Dez.
[DOG BARKS.]
- [GROANS.]
- [GUNSHOT.]
[WHIMPERING.]
[THUMP.]
[WALKER COUGHING.]
[STRAINING.]
[GROANING.]
[COUGHING.]
I I I need a doctor.
I need a doctor.
You piece of shit! [GROANS.]
- I am a doctor.
- [COUGHS.]
[GASPS.]
Forgot I had a gun.
You remembered in time.
I can't even shoot you.
I don't have any bullets left.
That gun? Seven rounds.
Not six.
Oh.
Who are you? Good fuckin' question.
You ever did that before? No.
How's it feel? I don't know.
If it's any consolation it gets easier.
Oh.
[SIGHS.]
[LUTHER GRUNTS.]
Hey, kiddo.
What happened? - I'm okay.
- No, you're not.
You said you'd be safe.
[LUTHER.]
I know.
I know.
[CICADAS CHIRPING.]
[SIGHS.]
What a day.
Thirty-three meetings, 400 new members.
I mean, this is just the beginning.
And what do you want from this? Oh, you know, at my age you need stuff for your résumé, so Seriously.
I don't know.
Look, my dad was all alone.
He worked his ass off for me, and then he got sick.
I did my best to keep it a secret, to keep him safe.
I had to lock him in the basement when he had to feed and brought him cow's blood.
Well, we know that won't work.
I found out.
[CHUCKLES.]
And then they shot him.
He never got the chance to understand it all.
No, but you will.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah, if I live long enough.
It gets easier to survive once you learn to control the urge to kill.
How long does that take? Well [SIGHS.]
it's different for everyone, I'm sure, but for me, a few days? [SIGHS.]
I could feel the change.
It was a relief.
[SIGHS.]
I hated being out of control.
I'd like you to be my executive.
Secretary? Officer.
Second in command.
Are you fucking new? I'm 19.
And you're not scared of anything.
You don't put limits on yourself.
You live by the code.
I was absent that day.
Blood pride, help everyone, don't kill kids.
That does sound familiar.
You have a great crew with you.
Anyone you need to kill, you kill.
Like the guys that killed my father? Anyone who hurts Bloods.
I believe I could be down with that.
Good.
We're gonna do great things together, Av.
- Wait, just one more thing.
- Sure.
I need to get a video out to the world.
I know just the place to send it.
[OWL HOOTING.]
[JERGEN.]
See, everything has a weak point.
In this case, local cops take the dead guy's phone.
DNS takes the phone from them and wipes the inventory record.
[KAYLEE.]
I'm so bored.
Now, local cops tend to erase data but not file tables.
We can track them.
The DNS steals the phone, the phone triggers the explosion And we tie in the DNS because they actually did it.
- [BLEEPING.]
- Oh, hello! The new secure link is working.
Someone just sent us a video file.
Oh, great.
More hot tips from goths in their basement.
Hello, world.
What's up? Michael Fayne with you.
Holy shit.
[DANIKA WHIMPERING.]
Help.
[SOBBING.]
[GASPING.]
Michael.
I need Michael Fayne.
[RINGING.]
- Yeah.
- Hey, found a wounded Blood.
- She's asking for you.
- Bring her in to me.
[WOMAN COUGHING.]
[MAN COUGHING AND WHEEZING.]
You need to eat.
You look like shit.
What have you been doing for food if you don't hunt? Blood banks.
Oh, my God, that's so depressing.
You're telling me you've never had it fresh? Girl, I'm about to change your life.
I don't wanna kill people.
It's just the way it is now.
Besides, these are homeless people.
No one's gonna miss them.
Look at him.
We're doing him a favor.
You can do this, okay? Okay.
Follow me.
Just have to get the first one out of the way.
It gets easier.
It even gets kind of fucking awesome.
What the fuck? - [SCREECHES.]
- [GROANS.]
[YELLING.]
[SCREAMING.]
[GASPING.]
Shot twice, but she's okay.
She's a Blood for sure.
Holy shit! Dani? - [WHIMPERS.]
- Dani.
Hi.
[GASPS.]
You remember me? Of course I remember you.
And how you snore so damn loud.
- [MOANS.]
- Okay.
Wait.
- I'm gonna pick you up now, okay? - Okay.
Okay? All right.
Come on.
- All right.
I wanna show you my new place.
- [LAUGHS.]
Yeah.
I've been thinkin' about you.
[HELICOPTER ENGINE WHIRRING.]
[KNOCKING AT DOOR.]
Look at this.
[SIGHS.]
Just summarize, please.
I'm exhausted.
We have three transformations, right? Fayne, Jess, and the dentist.
- And then someone who didn't transform.
You.
- Yeah, so? So, I cross-typed for genetic mutations among the four of you.
NH47.
- It's a gene related to - Are you thirsty, Teresa? Do you want some water? [WHISPERS.]
They're listening.
It's a gene related to what? Uh, hereditary cardiomyopathy.
- NH47.
- That's rare.
So I tried to find it among people who turned against people who didn't.
Let me guess.
Jess - Fayne, the dentist, they have the gene.
- Right.
But not me.
- So, someone gets exposed to the prion - And they're gonna transform, they need this gene variant inside them.
You can test for it in an hour, and it's not even expensive.
Luther, this is big.
I mean, out of everyone who gets exposed, this could tell us who will transform.
This could lead to a cure.
Take this.
Encrypt the results right now.
- Show it to no one.
- Why? Because you're telling the government who will transform and who will not.
People can be singled out, they could be killed.
- No one would do that.
- They absolutely would do that.
I know that now.
Never trust them.
- Never.
- [PHONE ALERT.]
Oh, shit.
It's May.
I have to go.
Can you watch Dez? - Yeah, of course.
- Encrypt it.
Now.
Good evening.
My name is Michael Fayne.
A lot has been said about me over the past couple of weeks.
Now I'd like to say a few things myself.
My people and I are not terrorists.
We are living, breathing beings with our own human species and as much right to live as anyone else.
You get a trace on this? Went through pi encrypt, but the file's direct message won't track.
[THUMPS TABLE.]
In spite of that right to live, we're being slaughtered on all sides.
We have the right to defend ourselves.
And through our organization, Blood Nation, we will.
Horrible as it will be, this war is also necessary and natural.
We all must accept that.
But rest assured, my Blood brothers and sisters, our species will prevail.
Find out who's putting this out there.
We are a new species still finding our way.
An improved species.
Faster, stronger, smarter, and capable of defending ourselves and our loved ones.
When humans first appeared, Neanderthals and Denisovans were doomed.
Humans reigned alone on this planet for 42,000 years.
You've had a pretty good run, I'd say.
Sir, something's happening.
You need to see this.
We've got no video on this yet, but authorities in upstate New York report at least 11 and up to 15 people may be dead tonight in a series of attacks similar to the so-called "vampire killings.
" The victims of these attacks are mostly involved in counter-vampire measures, either in police work or community patrols, along with their spouses.
- Children were unharmed - Put that fucker back on! To my fellow Bloods hiding in the shadows, it is time to step out into the light.
It is time to be proud of what you are.
Our family's growing daily.
Be a part of Blood Nation.
Join us in this movement.
Humanity's strength is numbers, but its weakness is their inability to cooperate.
We must unite.
And if you have any qualms with some of our methods, please, remember this.
Humans have always taken whatever they need at the expense of every other creature on Earth.
We are the revelation of humanity's truest color.
That color is red, the red of Blood Nation.
We'll kill them all.
How close are you to knowing who's going to turn? Not very.
[SIGHS.]
I am losing the ability to protect you and yours.
You need to find out who's going to turn, Doctor, if only for your own good.
Get some sleep.
We'll get back to it tomorrow.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- [WHIMPERS.]
I've been trying to reach you.
He's been like this since you left.
- Like what? - [GROANS.]
Hey, bud.
Dad, I don't I don't feel good.
- What's his temperature? - 104.
5.
[GASPING.]
We don't know what it is.
It's prions.
I've had it.
- It doesn't mean he'll turn.
Not for sure.
- Dad! [WAILS.]
I'm here, bud.
I'm here.
No! - [SNARLING.]
- No! [WOMAN.]
No! They're coming! Somebody! Please help me! - They're coming! Please! - What the fuck? - Open this door! - [BANGING AT DOOR.]
Hurry! They're here, please! Please! Please let me in! Open the door! - Hurry! They're here! - [BANGING AT DOOR.]
Let me in! [SOBBING.]
Please let me in! They're coming! [THUMPING.]
- [SCREECHING.]
- [YELLING.]
- [MOANING.]
- [CRUNCHING.]
- [MICHAEL.]
This is our new home, people.
- [GROWLING.]
Let's make the most of it.
[ALARM BLARES.]
- General.
- What do we know so far? We have bits of a detonator cell phone trigger.
Professional work, sir.
This way.
[AGENT.]
Listen up.
This is General William May, who'll be taking over Director O'Hagan's post.
[MAY.]
Thank you, agent.
- We have a security detail here? - [AGENT.]
Yes, sir.
Who was coordinating O'Hagan's travel this evening? Held for questioning, get him outta here.
Now, I'm gonna need data from every cell tower in the area.
Show me all calls within a few minutes either side of detonation.
We'll run them through our database.
Sir, I know it's a formality, but we can't access those without a court order.
I am your court order, agent.
Now, I am assuming that each of you will be able to brief me on what it is you do around here and where the fuck you were tonight.
[HELICOPTERS FLYING OVERHEAD.]
[BLEEPING.]
[LUTHER.]
Thanks.
[WHISPERS.]
You awake? They tell me you saved my life.
[SIGHS.]
No.
Maybe saved you a few burn treatments.
Always tell the better story.
- In any case, thank you.
- [SIGHS.]
You would have survived anyway.
[SCOFFS.]
Don't be a dick about it.
Just take my thanks.
Welcome.
She's dead, isn't she? It wasn't survivable.
I've known her for so many years.
She was Forgive me.
I understand.
[NIKLOS SOBS.]
You were the, um you were the last person to speak with her.
I know.
What was it about? Uh She told me that I was going to be working more closely with you, actually.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, I guess we should respect her wishes.
Rest up, Doctor.
Feel better.
[AGENT.]
General, we've located the detonation device.
The car bomb was set off by a cellphone belonging to a Gregory Lowe Sutton.
- [MAY.]
Who's Mr.
Sutton? - [AGENT.]
Police officer.
He was murdered by Michael Fayne two days ago, but the trigger call was from his phone.
We have the tower he routed through.
All right, then set up a 200-mile radius.
Roadblocks, highways, county roads.
We're taking Fayne down, and I want updates every 20 minutes.
Excuse me, sir.
- My name's Dr.
Luther Swann.
I was - Yes, I know who you are.
This disease, it makes people do incredible things, but it does not make them experts in explosives.
That is why we now assume that Fayne had help.
Thank you.
I know him.
I know him better than I know anyone.
He's just trying to survive, sir.
The man you knew is gone, Doctor.
All right? I disagree, General.
I do not believe these people are beyond saving.
Then you get back to your lab, you find a cure, and stop wasting my time.
I'll be making a statement about Claire O'Hagan's death in the morning.
I'll also notify the public that Fayne is spreading a disease that causes psychotic behavior.
[PHONE RINGS.]
[GASPS.]
Hey, it's Mila.
I'm not around right now.
Leave me a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Bye.
You need anything else? Stay and talk, Josh.
I'd like that.
[SNARLING AND GROWLING.]
[GASPING.]
[DANIKA MOANING.]
Have you fed? Yeah, I just did.
[HEARTBEAT.]
So give her to me.
She has enough toxin in her.
She might OD.
There are others in the house.
Yeah, gagged and unconscious.
I'm fucking starving.
[DANIKA.]
Too bad.
You can't have her.
Hm.
Mm.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[HELICOPTER ENGINE WHIRRING.]
Incredibly, it seems to be morning.
Like you've never worked 20 hours before.
[SHE SIGHS.]
Maybe we need to do trials on antibodies to fight the prions.
No, no, no, no.
People have been trying to come up with antiprion compounds for years.
The answer is in the genetics.
Isolate the gene that's causing the mutation in people who turn.
That's how we'll stop this.
After you get some sleep? [CHUCKLES.]
People are waiting for this.
[WOMAN.]
We interrupt for a joint statement from the Department of Defense and National Security from Seneca, New York.
[MAY.]
Good morning.
My name is General William May, and I'm Acting Director of the Department of National Security.
As you may know, we have been working around the clock with local law enforcement to track and capture the fugitive serial killer Michael Fayne.
But last night, the conflict entered a new phase when our Region Two Secretary was murdered in a car bomb attack orchestrated by Mr.
Fayne.
Claire O'Hagan was a distinguished public servant.
She was 38 years old, a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, and a mother of three.
Additionally, the CDC has confirmed that Michael Fayne is the carrier of an unknown and highly infectious disease that causes psychosis and eventual homicidal outbursts.
I can also confirm that Mr.
Fayne is no longer acting alone, but rather is in collusion with numerous and murderous associates that have also become infected with this horrible disease.
Our enemies, which hold to the name "Bloods," who slaughter indiscriminately, will learn that we do not fear them.
On the contrary, we will respond to their violence in full measure.
As they sow, so shall they reap.
Fuckin' A, they'll reap.
Starting now, we have a special response team in place to round up and detain any and all individuals who show signs of infection.
It's totally unconstitutional.
[MAY.]
We have also set up a telephone access line, and we encourage the public to contact us with any additional information at the number on your screen.
We understand the difficulties of turning friends and family members in, so I stress that all tips will be kept anonymous for your safety and security.
So our nation is counting on all of you to come forward and identify these cowards who slaughter our children and our loved ones.
Make no mistake, this is terrorism.
- But it is an entirely new form.
- What? Ordinary law enforcement will not be enough.
But in the end, we will prevail, as we always have.
God bless America, and God bless every one of you.
He's talking about camps.
- We don't know that.
- Internment camps - to imprison innocent people.
- Who are committing mass murder.
- They have a disease! - That leads them to feed on human beings.
Dr.
Swann, there is no world where we don't stop that.
Oh, God.
That net's too wide.
You'll catch ones that'll never turn.
- I have to tell people.
- They won't allow you.
- I have to make this stop.
- You wanna prevent this? Well, obviously.
Then you give me something to work with.
I know the general.
You get me something to bring to him, something with hope.
You find that gene.
I won't allow DNA to imprison people.
Well, without the DNA, you won't be able to find a cure, so Who would you like to see arrested, Doctor? The whole world, or just the ones that murder us? [RINGING TONE.]
[BREATHING SHAKILY.]
[WOMAN.]
DNS Hotline.
Hello? Hello? [MICHAEL.]
I wanna thank everybody for comin' here today.
Now, many of you represent different kinds of Bloods from different places.
I know it's dangerous to move around, but this is gonna be worth it, for all of you.
Does anyone have any questions before we start? [MAN.]
Yeah.
Why the fuck would we wanna join you? You generate so much heat.
Because I generate so much heat, that's why.
[MURMURING.]
I'm Patient Zero, folks.
The original badass Blood.
I drive high numbers.
Numbers are security.
Security is safe feeding.
The deal in Blood Nation is simple.
Take pride, give help, don't kill kids.
That's all you have to do.
Each of you represents others.
In some cases, many others.
I'm expanding on these three points so you can bring 'em to your people and make a decision on membership.
Remember - together, we are stronger.
- [MAN 2.]
Yeah! Blood Nation strong! [SHOUTS OF APPROVAL.]
Nothing new yet, Doctor.
That's not why I'm here.
The general needs you.
- That's not the impression I got.
- I didn't say he knows it yet.
He's got himself some new toys.
He's going to need his vampire expert.
Well, then I'm gonna need mine.
All right, everybody, listen up.
A tip came in about this location.
Infrared shows four on the third floor, two on the second, with three points of entry.
It's our guess that the green dots are captives since they're not movin' around much.
[PULSING BEEPS.]
It's a Verdulak.
A what? A a variant of the predator gene.
They don't kill people.
They inject an addictive biological narcotic.
It keeps their victims docile.
That's the Verdulak.
The red one.
Definitely.
- How do you know? - 'Cause the heat signature's higher.
That says "apex predator.
" And these two are, um They're sluggish and low-temp.
Their toxin must act like heroin.
That drops temperature, too.
Yeah, they're just waiting to be fed on.
Well, I say we just deploy.
Bring Dr.
Swann with us.
He needs to keep learning all the time.
And get him a vest and a gun.
Oh oh, no.
I I won't carry a gun, no way.
Then don't go.
It's your choice.
[PHONE BUZZES.]
- [BOBBY.]
Yeah? - I found where DNS is working out of.
It's off the I-9.
[HELICOPTER FLIES OVERHEAD.]
Looks like they're ready to move out.
Okay, stay on them, let us know where to meet up with you.
Yeah, okay.
The Feds are gonna lead us right to those blood suckers.
We don't wanna draw any shit from the Feds.
Oh, don't be so bashful.
Come on, put on your killing shoes, boy.
Ahem.
Dr.
Swann.
You ever fired a gun before? Uh, yeah, once.
This thing right here will kill an ox.
So stay in the back and don't shoot.
[GRUNTS.]
- You got that, Doogie? - Yeah.
Yes, I do.
[BIG DOG.]
All right, everybody.
Move out! - Unit three, be advised we're in pursuit - We're here now.
- Okay, stand by to move.
- Copy.
[GASPS.]
[OWL HOOTS.]
Unit two, stand by.
Do you copy? Unit command, we're in position.
[GASPS.]
[FOOTSTEPS OUTSIDE.]
There's something out there.
[SNARLS.]
- DNS, freeze! - Go, go , go, go! Nobody move! She's unresponsive! [OFFICER.]
On your knees! Hands! Let me see your hands! - Ma'am, you have to get down! - Clear! - Let's go! - Back on radio.
Okay, all clear here.
We're clear.
Keep moving.
I am a doctor.
I will help you.
[PANTING.]
- [GROANS.]
- Unit two, stand by.
Do you copy? - Yeah.
Unit two in position.
- Moving in.
This is two.
I got three bodies.
Unresponsive.
[BIG DOG.]
Copy that.
Keep it tight here.
Watch the windows.
Okay.
Stand by to move.
[CREAKING.]
[DISTANT SHOUTING.]
- Hello? - [OFFICER.]
Ma'am, you have to get down! Is someone there? [OFFICER.]
Clear! I'm a doctor.
I can help you.
[CREAKING.]
[CLICK.]
[SIGHS.]
Son of a bitch.
[SNARLING.]
- [OFFICER.]
Move! Another down here! - [BIG DOG.]
Shit! - All right, boys, movin' in! - Hold your fire! [BIG DOG.]
Hold your fire! Capture only! - [GROWLS.]
- [YELPS.]
[BIG DOG.]
Watch it, watch it! [SNARLS.]
- Move on him now! Move on him! - All right! Let's go! Get him! [BIG DOG.]
Mask! Mask! Capture only! Wait! The whole point of this thing was not to fucking kill anybody! Get this thing outta here.
- Now! - [SIGHS.]
Okay.
[SIGHS.]
Gentle, now.
Okay.
Sir? Sir, can you hear me? Oh, man.
We have to get these people to the lab immediately.
Nobody cares about these blood junkies.
- I do.
Very much so.
- [RADIO CHATTER.]
- Well, you can put your people on the bus.
- [SNARLING.]
- Control that thing.
- [ROARS.]
You good on your own? No.
No, I'm not.
'Cause you won't fire a gun.
I have five victims here that need medical help.
- I'll give you one man.
- Okay.
- Heller! - Sir.
You ride on the bus with Doogie over here.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Now get that thing in the APC! Let's get them on the bus.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
- [GRUNTS.]
Careful.
You're gonna be okay.
- [BIG DOG.]
All right, boys.
Moving out! [LUTHER.]
Okay.
[GRUNTS.]
I got you.
Okay.
You're okay.
You're safe now.
Okay.
[BIG DOG.]
Now you get that bus movin'.
Move out! [ZIP TIE SNAPS.]
- [SCREECHES.]
- [GRUNTS.]
[SCREAMING.]
[DANIKA PANTS.]
[HISSES.]
Look look, I'm [GRUNTS.]
I'm a doctor.
- I can help make you better.
- Like that's what I fuckin' want.
[GROANS.]
[FIRES TWICE.]
[GASPS.]
I need to feed.
You seem nice.
You don't wanna do this.
- [SIGHS.]
- No! - [GRUNTS.]
- [SIGHS.]
Come on, Doc.
Oh, you're gonna love it.
[GRUNTS.]
[YELLS.]
[GASPS.]
[MOTORCYCLE APPROACHING.]
You hear that? No.
Oh, you will.
[PANTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[LUTHER.]
Oh, shit.
- [CLICKING.]
- [GASPING.]
[BOBBY.]
Fuck! Jammed.
Piece of shit.
You can run, but you can't hide, vampire bitch! Jimmy, you go find her.
Kill that Blood.
- We don't know she's a Blood.
- Come on, no human takes rounds like that.
Come on, she can fuckin' run, Jimmy! You'd better go! Oh Ah, lookee here.
Who do we got in there? Dr.
Luther Swann.
I'm a medical researcher.
Ah, you look scared.
Are you scared? I'm gonna come down now.
Please don't shoot.
I'm with DNS.
We had a Blood on board.
Killed two of us.
Huh.
Where is it now? Well, you told one of your men to go get it.
I told Jimmy.
Yeah.
Let me confirm that.
Jimmy! Hey, Jimmy? Jimmy, you catch her yet? No.
I mean, what the hell? He'll get back to us.
Until then, why don't you get them off the bus? Oh, these, uh these aren't Bloods.
These are victims.
Oh.
Yeah.
Walker, will you get them off the bus and line them up, please? That's not necessary.
These these people are harmless.
We'll see about that.
[WHIMPERING.]
- [JIMMY.]
Stop! - [GASPS.]
Okay.
Let's both take a deep breath.
Look, I really need a night off from this shit.
So this is where we are.
This is a large-caliber weapon.
I'm insanely trained to use it.
[WINCES.]
And you're already wounded.
If we escalate this thing, who do you think dies? [GASPS AND HISSES.]
[BOBBY.]
Hey, Doc? What's with their eyes, you know? Kinda look a bit freaky.
This predator doesn't kill.
She just sucks blood and injects a toxin.
Ah, okay.
Okay.
So she just [CLICKS TONGUE.]
She just sucks blood, huh? Okay.
But she did bite them, right? So, uh that means they're gonna turn too.
No, no.
They won't.
They No! Whoo! Jimmy, you missed it! Damn! I was born for this shit! - Let's ride.
- They weren't vampires.
They had the juice in 'em.
Better to be safe than sorry.
You shot four innocent people.
- What do we do with this guy? - Huh He's not a vamp, but still Eh, kill him, I guess.
- [WALKER.]
Kill him? - Oh, it's okay, little brother.
You don't have to do it.
Dixon, you're up.
What? I'm not a vampire.
Yeah, but you saw us.
That's good enough for me.
Two minutes.
Give him a bullet in the head, okay, Dixon? - Hey.
- Huh? [WALKER.]
Get on your knees! - [MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVS.]
- Now! What? No.
I have a son.
- [ECHOING.]
Shut the fuck up! - [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING SOUND.]
I can kill you one round to the heart, or 20 in the balls! - [DIXON'S VOICE ECHOING.]
- [RINGING CONTINUES.]
Dez.
Dez.
[DOG BARKS.]
- [GROANS.]
- [GUNSHOT.]
[WHIMPERING.]
[THUMP.]
[WALKER COUGHING.]
[STRAINING.]
[GROANING.]
[COUGHING.]
I I I need a doctor.
I need a doctor.
You piece of shit! [GROANS.]
- I am a doctor.
- [COUGHS.]
[GASPS.]
Forgot I had a gun.
You remembered in time.
I can't even shoot you.
I don't have any bullets left.
That gun? Seven rounds.
Not six.
Oh.
Who are you? Good fuckin' question.
You ever did that before? No.
How's it feel? I don't know.
If it's any consolation it gets easier.
Oh.
[SIGHS.]
[LUTHER GRUNTS.]
Hey, kiddo.
What happened? - I'm okay.
- No, you're not.
You said you'd be safe.
[LUTHER.]
I know.
I know.
[CICADAS CHIRPING.]
[SIGHS.]
What a day.
Thirty-three meetings, 400 new members.
I mean, this is just the beginning.
And what do you want from this? Oh, you know, at my age you need stuff for your résumé, so Seriously.
I don't know.
Look, my dad was all alone.
He worked his ass off for me, and then he got sick.
I did my best to keep it a secret, to keep him safe.
I had to lock him in the basement when he had to feed and brought him cow's blood.
Well, we know that won't work.
I found out.
[CHUCKLES.]
And then they shot him.
He never got the chance to understand it all.
No, but you will.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah, if I live long enough.
It gets easier to survive once you learn to control the urge to kill.
How long does that take? Well [SIGHS.]
it's different for everyone, I'm sure, but for me, a few days? [SIGHS.]
I could feel the change.
It was a relief.
[SIGHS.]
I hated being out of control.
I'd like you to be my executive.
Secretary? Officer.
Second in command.
Are you fucking new? I'm 19.
And you're not scared of anything.
You don't put limits on yourself.
You live by the code.
I was absent that day.
Blood pride, help everyone, don't kill kids.
That does sound familiar.
You have a great crew with you.
Anyone you need to kill, you kill.
Like the guys that killed my father? Anyone who hurts Bloods.
I believe I could be down with that.
Good.
We're gonna do great things together, Av.
- Wait, just one more thing.
- Sure.
I need to get a video out to the world.
I know just the place to send it.
[OWL HOOTING.]
[JERGEN.]
See, everything has a weak point.
In this case, local cops take the dead guy's phone.
DNS takes the phone from them and wipes the inventory record.
[KAYLEE.]
I'm so bored.
Now, local cops tend to erase data but not file tables.
We can track them.
The DNS steals the phone, the phone triggers the explosion And we tie in the DNS because they actually did it.
- [BLEEPING.]
- Oh, hello! The new secure link is working.
Someone just sent us a video file.
Oh, great.
More hot tips from goths in their basement.
Hello, world.
What's up? Michael Fayne with you.
Holy shit.
[DANIKA WHIMPERING.]
Help.
[SOBBING.]
[GASPING.]
Michael.
I need Michael Fayne.
[RINGING.]
- Yeah.
- Hey, found a wounded Blood.
- She's asking for you.
- Bring her in to me.
[WOMAN COUGHING.]
[MAN COUGHING AND WHEEZING.]
You need to eat.
You look like shit.
What have you been doing for food if you don't hunt? Blood banks.
Oh, my God, that's so depressing.
You're telling me you've never had it fresh? Girl, I'm about to change your life.
I don't wanna kill people.
It's just the way it is now.
Besides, these are homeless people.
No one's gonna miss them.
Look at him.
We're doing him a favor.
You can do this, okay? Okay.
Follow me.
Just have to get the first one out of the way.
It gets easier.
It even gets kind of fucking awesome.
What the fuck? - [SCREECHES.]
- [GROANS.]
[YELLING.]
[SCREAMING.]
[GASPING.]
Shot twice, but she's okay.
She's a Blood for sure.
Holy shit! Dani? - [WHIMPERS.]
- Dani.
Hi.
[GASPS.]
You remember me? Of course I remember you.
And how you snore so damn loud.
- [MOANS.]
- Okay.
Wait.
- I'm gonna pick you up now, okay? - Okay.
Okay? All right.
Come on.
- All right.
I wanna show you my new place.
- [LAUGHS.]
Yeah.
I've been thinkin' about you.
[HELICOPTER ENGINE WHIRRING.]
[KNOCKING AT DOOR.]
Look at this.
[SIGHS.]
Just summarize, please.
I'm exhausted.
We have three transformations, right? Fayne, Jess, and the dentist.
- And then someone who didn't transform.
You.
- Yeah, so? So, I cross-typed for genetic mutations among the four of you.
NH47.
- It's a gene related to - Are you thirsty, Teresa? Do you want some water? [WHISPERS.]
They're listening.
It's a gene related to what? Uh, hereditary cardiomyopathy.
- NH47.
- That's rare.
So I tried to find it among people who turned against people who didn't.
Let me guess.
Jess - Fayne, the dentist, they have the gene.
- Right.
But not me.
- So, someone gets exposed to the prion - And they're gonna transform, they need this gene variant inside them.
You can test for it in an hour, and it's not even expensive.
Luther, this is big.
I mean, out of everyone who gets exposed, this could tell us who will transform.
This could lead to a cure.
Take this.
Encrypt the results right now.
- Show it to no one.
- Why? Because you're telling the government who will transform and who will not.
People can be singled out, they could be killed.
- No one would do that.
- They absolutely would do that.
I know that now.
Never trust them.
- Never.
- [PHONE ALERT.]
Oh, shit.
It's May.
I have to go.
Can you watch Dez? - Yeah, of course.
- Encrypt it.
Now.
Good evening.
My name is Michael Fayne.
A lot has been said about me over the past couple of weeks.
Now I'd like to say a few things myself.
My people and I are not terrorists.
We are living, breathing beings with our own human species and as much right to live as anyone else.
You get a trace on this? Went through pi encrypt, but the file's direct message won't track.
[THUMPS TABLE.]
In spite of that right to live, we're being slaughtered on all sides.
We have the right to defend ourselves.
And through our organization, Blood Nation, we will.
Horrible as it will be, this war is also necessary and natural.
We all must accept that.
But rest assured, my Blood brothers and sisters, our species will prevail.
Find out who's putting this out there.
We are a new species still finding our way.
An improved species.
Faster, stronger, smarter, and capable of defending ourselves and our loved ones.
When humans first appeared, Neanderthals and Denisovans were doomed.
Humans reigned alone on this planet for 42,000 years.
You've had a pretty good run, I'd say.
Sir, something's happening.
You need to see this.
We've got no video on this yet, but authorities in upstate New York report at least 11 and up to 15 people may be dead tonight in a series of attacks similar to the so-called "vampire killings.
" The victims of these attacks are mostly involved in counter-vampire measures, either in police work or community patrols, along with their spouses.
- Children were unharmed - Put that fucker back on! To my fellow Bloods hiding in the shadows, it is time to step out into the light.
It is time to be proud of what you are.
Our family's growing daily.
Be a part of Blood Nation.
Join us in this movement.
Humanity's strength is numbers, but its weakness is their inability to cooperate.
We must unite.
And if you have any qualms with some of our methods, please, remember this.
Humans have always taken whatever they need at the expense of every other creature on Earth.
We are the revelation of humanity's truest color.
That color is red, the red of Blood Nation.
We'll kill them all.
How close are you to knowing who's going to turn? Not very.
[SIGHS.]
I am losing the ability to protect you and yours.
You need to find out who's going to turn, Doctor, if only for your own good.
Get some sleep.
We'll get back to it tomorrow.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- [WHIMPERS.]
I've been trying to reach you.
He's been like this since you left.
- Like what? - [GROANS.]
Hey, bud.
Dad, I don't I don't feel good.
- What's his temperature? - 104.
5.
[GASPING.]
We don't know what it is.
It's prions.
I've had it.
- It doesn't mean he'll turn.
Not for sure.
- Dad! [WAILS.]
I'm here, bud.
I'm here.